Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear two long converSATions. At the end of each converSATion, you will hear four questions. Both the converSATion and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

　　Question 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　1. A) He is going to leave his present job.

　　2. B) It should be kept private.

　　3. C) It may adversely affect his future career prospects.

　　4. A) Pour out his frustrations on a rate-your-employer website.

　　Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　5. B) Her latest documentary.

　　6. D) She had to endure many hardships.

　　7. D) A hurricane was coming.

　　8. C) It was fruitful.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the center.

　　Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　9. B) It diminishes laymen’s interest in science.

　　10. C) They tend to disbelieve the actual science.

　　11. B) Do away with jargon terms.

　　Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　12. A) There were oil deposits below a local gassy hill.

　　13. D) The sand under the hill.

　　14. C) It gave birth to the oil drilling industry.

　　15. D) It radically transformed the state’s economy.

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

　　Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.

　　16. D) Bad managers.

　　17. B) Toxic company culture.

　　18. A) It was based only on the perspective of employees.

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.

　　19. D) It is seeing an automation revolution.

　　20. A) It creates a lot of new jobs.

　　21. C) They accept it with reservation.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.

　　22. B) Their annual death rate is about twice that of the global average.

　　23. C) They don’t reflect the changes in individual countries.

　　24. B) Many of them have seen a decline in road-death rates.

　　25. A) Foster better driving behavior.

　　Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)